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New York City

Weekly Snapshot: Air and Water

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Hudson River, New York City On a day like today, ten years after 9/11, New York lives in a solemn state and mourns this event in history.  Today, the city moves at a slower, quieter, and somber manner.  A peaceful day between that interrupts the daily activity normally experienced in the city. This dusk shot at [...]

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Old Hudson Pier in New York City

Weekly Snapshot: Old Hudson Pier

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Hudson River at 14th st. – New York, NY One of the things I enjoy the most during the weekends is walking aimlessly around the city.  Sometimes its just a jog in Central Park, other days through some of the neighborhoods, and others along the waterfront.  During the past couple decades, New York has done [...]

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NYC 4th of July

New York City 4th of July Firework Display

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Image by Barry Yanowitz New York always loves doing things big, and fireworks are no exception.  This year, the annual 4th of July Macy’s Firework Display was bigger and more explosive than ever. Five barges with over 40,000 firework cases delivered a half hour light show over the Hudson River that left millions of spectators [...]

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Shooting Water at the John J. Harvey Fireboat

A Fireboat, a River, an Amazing Sunset

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Not long ago I had the chance to go with some friends aboard the John J. Harvey Fireboat in New York.  This little boat, decommissioned in 1994 by the fire department, is not ready to go and spend the rest of its life on a ship’s cemetery as scrap.  Although its fire fighting days are [...]

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